ARIZONA STATE WRESTLING 1988 NCAA Champions 16-Time Pac-10 Champions SAVE ASU WRESTLING

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1 ARIZONA STATE WRESTLING 1988 NCAA Champions 16-Time Pac-10 Champions SAVE ASU WRESTLING WEEK 1 - UC DAVIS DUAL SUN DEVIL SCHEDULE Overall Record: 0-0, Pac-10 Duals: 0-0 Home: 0-0 (0-0), Away: 0-0 (0-0), Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent W/L Score N 8 UC Davis 1 2 pm 14 Portland State 2 7 pm 21 at #1 Iowa 4 pm 23 at #2 Iowa State 6 pm 30 [#5] Embry-Riddle 2 pm D 5-6 at Las Vegas Invite All Day 18 at Reno Tourney All Day at Midlands 3 All Day J 3 at Grand Canyon 5 pm 4 CS Bakersfield 6 pm 18 #20 Oklahoma 2 pm 23 #12 Minnesota 7 pm 31 Cal Poly 7 pm F 6 at Stanford 7 pm 8 at Oregon State 2 pm 14 CS Fullerton 6 pm M 2-3 at Pac-10 Champs. 4 All Day at NCAA Champs. 5 All Day Home duals in bold; Pac-10 dual; All times local to site 1 - at Mesa HS; 2 - at Maryvale (Phoenix) HS; 3 - Evanston, Ill.; 4 - Fullerton, Calif.; 5 - St. Louis, Mo. [##] - NAIA national rankings DEVIL DATA Location... Tempe, Ariz. Enrollment... 67,082 Nickname... Sun Devils Colors... Maroon & Gold Conference... Pacific-10 University President... Dr. Michael Crow VP for University Athletics... Lisa Love Home Venue... Wells Fargo Arena (14,198) Head Coach... Thom Ortiz (8th year) Career Record (8th year) At ASU (8th year) ASU All-Time Record (47th year) Assistant Coach... Al Fuentes (1st year) Assistant Coach... Brian Stith (2nd year) Assistant Coach... Zach Roberson (2nd year) Athletic Trainer... Joe Silvey (1st year) Wrestling SID... Alex Ryan ... alex.ryan@asu.edu Phone... (480) Fax... (480) THE SUN DEVILS.COM ASU PROBABLE STARTERS Wt. Sun Devil Record 125 Anthony Robles (8/6/5) (0-0) 133 Orlando Jimenez (0-0) or Tyler Bowles (0-0) 141 Chris Drouin (7/15/9) (0-0) 149 Vicente Varela (0-0) 157 Michael Swigart (0-0) or Jerrad Trulson (0-0) 165 Kyle DeBerry (0-0) 174 Eric Starks (0-0) 184 Jake Cranford (0-0) or Jake Meredith (0-0) 197 Thor Moen (0-0) 285 Erik Nye (0-0) or Imanibom Etukeren (0-0) (##/##/##) InterMat-AWN-W.I.N. individual rankings DUAL #1 SUN DEVILS vs. AGGIES UC Davis Aggies 0-0 overall (0-0 Pac-10) Saturday, November 8 2 p.m. MT at Mesa High School (Mesa, Ariz.) Series: Arizona State leads, Last: ASU won, (at UCD) Sun Devil Wrestling Returns to the Mats vs. UC Davis ASU will open the season with Pac-10 foe Aggies at Mesa HS on Saturday With the highs and lows of the off-season behind it, the Arizona State University wrestling team (0-0, 0-0 Pac-10) returns to the mats this weekend as the Sun Devils are set to host UC Davis (0-0, 0-0 Pac-10) in both teams' conference opener at 2 p.m. Saturday inside Mesa High School in Mesa, Ariz. The Sun Devils, who saw their program eliminated in May only to be reinstated 10 days later, will be opening their 47th varsity season of competition. WE NEED YOUR HELP! On May 13, 2008, the wrestling program was cut from the ASU Athletic Department due to budget constraints (along with men's tennis and men's swimming). Despite the devastating news, the wrestling community pulled together and on May 23, 2008, a mere 10 days later, the program was revived with the promise of endowment. While the team is back on the mats and ready to open the season this week, the efforts to endow the program continues and needs your help. The wrestling program's goal of becoming the first endowed program in ASU Athletics is in need of financial contributions that will help to ensure the survival of one of the top western teams in the history of the sport. For more information and/or to contribute to the fund, please visit NATIONALLY KNOWN Many of the wrestling publications/web sites have announced their preseason rankings with a pair of Sun Devil individuals finding their names listed highly at their respective weight classes. In the InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Individual Top 20 preseason rankings (October 16), Anthony Robles is ranked No. 8 at 125 pounds while Chris Drouin is No. 7 at 141. Both men are ranked in the Top 15 of the two other polls, including Robles ranking No. 5 and No. 6 in the Wrestling International Newsmagazine and Amateur Wrestling News rankings, respectively, while Drouin was selected No. 9 and No. 15, respectively. AND THE STARTERS ARE... While not set in stone, the Sun Devils' starting line-up looks like this for the UC Davis dual: No. 8 Anthony Robles (125); Orlando Jimenez or Tyler Bowles (133); No. 7 Chris Drouin (141); Vicente Varela (149); Michael Swigart or Jerrad Trulson (157); Kyle DeBerry (165); Eric Starks (174); Jake Cranford or Jake Meredith (184); Thor Moen (197); and Erik Nye or Imanibom Etukeren (heavyweight). OPPONENT INFO: UC DAVIS The UC Davis Aggies, who open their season at Embry-Riddle on Friday night before traveling to Tempe, are coming off a season that saw the team post a 4-8 overall record (2-7 Pac-10) before finishing eighth at the Pac-10 Championships and tied for 63rd at the NCAA Championships. Lennie Zalesky's Aggies return eight of their 10 wrestlers from the 2008 Pac- 10 event, including seven that placed in the Top 8. Marcos Orozco (125) is the lone nationally ranked Aggie (No. 11) and placed fourth at the Pac-10 meet last year along with Nexi Delgado (141). Tyler Bernacchi took second at 174 last year and has been nationally ranked, as has Dustin Noack (165), who placed eighth last year after taking second in SERIES STATS: DEVILS VS. AGGIES The Sun Devils hold a advantage in the all-time series with UC Davis that began during the season with ASU taking a victory in Davis. ASU also won on the road last year, 20-17, to open the season after securing a victory at home in MARQUEE MATCH The bout at 125 pounds will feature a pair of nationally ranked foes as the Sun Devils' No. 8 Anthony Robles will take on the Aggies' No. 11 Marcos Orozco at the lightest weight of the dual. The competitors met last year in Davis with Robles scoring a 7-5 decision in his first collegiate bout before both placed at the Pac-10 Championships at the end of the season with Robles finishing second and Orozco taking fourth. Robles finished the year one victory shy of All-America honors at the NCAA Championships while Orozco went 1-2 at nationals.

2 COACH ORTIZ & TEAM NOTES HEAD COACH THOM ORTIZ Thom Ortiz is in his seventh year as the head coach of the Arizona State University wrestling program and holds a career (through season). He has guided the Sun Devils to three Pac-10 Championships in his short stint in Tempe, including the 2003, 2005 and 2006 crowns. In a vote by his peers, he has been selected as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year three times. Since taking the reigns of the program, Ortiz has coached 13 different wrestlers to 20 Pac-10 Championships, including three-time champion Patrick Pitsch (165, ) and eight different Sun Devils to 12 All-America honors. In his second season with the program, he helped Eric Larkin reach the finals of the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row, this time walking away undefeated and as the national champion. At the 2006 NCAA Championships, Ortiz helped Brian Stith, the tournament's 10th seed, finish second in the nation. Prior to taking over at ASU, Ortiz worked along side his collegiate coach, Bobby Douglas, at Iowa State where he was named a runner-up in the 2000 NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year honors. Ortiz helped recruit arguably the best collegiate wrestler of all-time in Cael Sanderson, the undefeated four-time NCAA Champion. As a wrestler for the Sun Devils, Ortiz won two Pac-10 championships and earned All-America honors three times. He also was a member of the 1988 NCAA Championship team before graduating in A native of Tucson, Ariz., and graduate of Sunnyside High School, Ortiz was a two-time state champion and, in 1985, was named the Arizona Wrestler of the Year. QUICK FACTS ON ORTIZ Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2003, 2005, 2006) Iowa State Assistant Coach ( ) 2000 NWCA Assistant Coach fo the Year Runner-up Graduate of Arizona State (1990) 3x All-American & 2x Pac-10 Champion for ASU 2x Arizona HS State Champion (Tucson Sunnyside) THE ORTIZ YEARS All Pac-10 Pac-10 NCAA Year Duals Duals Finish Finish rd 12th st 5th t-5th 26th st 13th st 6th th t-34th th t-28th Totals BY THE NUMBERS Overall Record (.587), 8th year Record at ASU (.587), 8th year Pac-10 Record at ASU (.820), 8th year ORTIZ' RECORD IN... All Home Duals All Road Duals All Neutral Duals All Pac-10 Duals Pac-10 Home Duals Pac-10 Road Duals First Dual of the Year First Home Dual of the Year First Road Dual of the Year First Neutral Dual of the Year First Pac-10 Dual of the Year First Home Pac-10 Dual of the Year First Road Pac-10 Dual of the Year Updated through season COMPLETE SUN DEVIL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Score Overall Pac-10 Home Road Neut. N 8 UC Davis Mesa HS 14 Portland State Maryvale HS 21 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 23 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa 30 Embry-Riddle Wells Fargo Arena D 5-6 at Las Vegas Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. 18 at Reno Tournament Reno, Nev at Midlands Championships Evanston, Ill. J 3 at Grand Canyon Phoenix 4 CS Bakersfield Wells Fargo Arena 18 Oklahoma Wells Fargo Arena 23 Minnesota Wells Fargo Arena 31 Cal Poly Wells Fargo Arena F 6 at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 8 at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. 14 CS Fullerton Wells Fargo Arena M 2-3 at Pac-10 Championships Fullerton, Calif at NCAA Championships St. Louis, Mo. Pac-10 Conference dual HAVE WE MET BEFORE? The Robles-Orozco bout is not the only rematch from last year. At 141 pounds, Arizona State's Chris Drouin, ranked No. 7 nationally, will face Nexi Delgado, an opponent he defeated twice last year. Drouin, like Robles, opened his college career at the UC Davis dual and scored a 9-4 decision over Delgado. Drouin then won, 9-7, in the semifinals of the Pac-10 Championships after both men upset higher ranked foes in the quarterfinals, including six-seed Drouin taking down three-seed Elijah Nacita (CS Bakersfield), 8-6 in overtime, while seven-seed Delgado scored a 10-5 overtime upset of two-seed Teddy Astorga. Drouin would go on to finish second in the tournament while Delgado placed fourth overall. NOT SO EASY GOING According to the InterMat rankings for teams (ASU is unranked), the Sun Devils will face five teams currently ranked in the national Top 20 in dual competition while also facing opponents from most of the other Top 25 teams at several individual tournaments during the season, including the Las Vegas Invitational, the Reno Tournament of Champions and the Midlands Championships (all of which are in December). On the schedule this year, the Sun Devils will travel to No. 1 Iowa and No. 2 Iowa State in the same weekend (November 21 and 23) and also will host No. 20 Oklahoma (January 18) and No. 12 Minnesota (January 23). Along with always tough conference duals, the Sun Devils will also play host to Embry- Riddle, who is currently ranked No. 5 in the NAIA rankings. COPPER STATE SHOWDOWNS For the second year in a row, the Sun Devils will wrestle against two schools hailing from the state of Arizona, which, prior to the season, had not happened since 1981 when ASU won, 34-12, at Arizona and 43-6 at home against Northern Arizona. This year, the Sun Devils will once again face Embry-Riddle (November 30) at home before traveling into Phoenix to face Grand Canyon (January 3), marking the first time ASU has visited an Arizona school since it won, 40-0, at Phoenix College on December 17, LIFTING THE LID In its previous 46 seasons of varsity competition, Arizona State has opened the year with a victory in dual competition 32 times compared to 14 losses. The Sun Devils have won the last three season openers in a row, including a decision at UC Davis ( ), a home victory over Portland State ( ) and a 38-6 neutral site win over Pacific (Ore.) at PSU ( ). The last time ASU lost its opening dual of the year came in a setback on the road at Iowa ( ). EARLY START Arizona State's contest with UC Davis this weekend (November 8) will mark the earliest dual the Sun Devils have held in program history, surpassing last year's November 9 starting date. Prior to that, ASU had opened the dual season on November 12 in each of the last two seasons with the only two other times it opened the dual slate prior to November 20 coming in the season (November 16) and season (November 17). PAGE 2 WRESTLING WITH THE DEVILS

3 SUN DEVIL NOTES HOME SWEET HOME The Sun Devils have only a three win difference in their home opener compared to their season opener as the team stands alltime in its first home competition. Arizona State has won its last two home openers, including a 35-9 decision over Embry-Riddle last year and decision over Portland State ( season). The last time ASU lost its home opener came during the season when Iowa came to Tempe and won, HOME AWAY FROM HOME While it is not too usual for the team to wrestle one of its duals at high school gymnasium, the Sun Devils have done so three times in recent years and will do so twice again this year. The dual with UC Davis at Mesa High School marks the second time the Sun Devils have held a dual at MHS in as many years after falling to Oregon State, 27-14, last year and is the fourth different local school ASU has held a dual. In 2004, the Sun Devils defeated Fresno State, 32-12, at Raymond Kellis HS in Glendale before wrestling at Mesa and Copper Canyon HS (Glendale) last year. ASU also will hold a dual at Maryvale High School in Phoenix next week against Portland State. DEFENDING THE HOME MATS Since Thom Ortiz took over coaching duties in time for the season, the Sun Devils have been very impressive at home, posting an overall mark of Ortiz' teams also have been nearly perfect against Pac-10 foes as the Sun Devils stand against league opponents after going 1-2 last year. PAC-10 OPENERS Arizona State has competed in the Pac-10 for 30 years and holds a record in its first conference dual of the year and is all-time in its first Pac-10 home dual of the season (ASU did not hold a home Pac-10 dual four different times). The Sun Devils also are 7-0 in their Pac-10 openers under head coach Thom Ortiz. RUNNING AGAINST THE PAC The Sun Devils have competed in the Pac-10 Conference for 30 seasons, starting in the season. During that time, Arizona State has won nearly 87-percent (.869) of its Pac-10 duals, recording a mark of against 13 different schools. Of those 13 teams, eight are still competing in the Pac- 10 Conference with the Sun Devils holding a record against those teams. PROBABLE STARTER QUICK NOTES Wt. Sun Devil Notes 125 Anthony Robles Ranked among the Top 8 in three polls; 2008 Pac-10 2nd place 133 Orlando Jimenez 6-10 last year competing at 149 pounds (8th at 2008 Pac ) Tyler Bowles 2-3 last year in spot duty at 125 pounds 141 Chris Drouin Pac-10 runner-up as the No. 6 seed; one win from All-American 149 Vicente Varela 4x New Mexico HS state champion (redshirted last year) 157 Michael Swigart 3x placer at Colorado HS state meet (redshirted last year) Jerrad Trulson 8-12 as one of three starters at 149 pounds last year 165 Kyle DeBerry 4x Arizona HS champion at Tucson Sunnyside (reshirted last year) 174 Eric Starks true frehman; 2x Washington HS champion; 3rd at Fargo (2007) 184 Jake Cranford Backed-up past three 184 Pac-10 Champions; 4-0 in duals last yr. Jake Meredith true freshman; 2x CIF placer (2nd in 2008); 7th 2008 Sr. Nationals 197 Thor Moen 6-8 at 197 last year after going 6-15 as split starter at 197/ Erik Nye Undefeated 2x California state champion at Sierra CC Imanibom Etukeren 3-2 at 285 last year as a back-up, including 2-0 dual record road dual of the year under Ortiz after winning at UC Davis (20-17) and falling to Oregon State (27-14) at home last year. ORTIZ NEEDS ONE MORE Head Coach Thom Ortiz enters this weekend's Pac-10 dual with UC Davis with a career coaching record of and needs one more victory to record the 75th of his coaching career. BACK FOR MORE Twenty-five wrestlers from the roster return this year and are led by starters Anthony Robles (125), Orlando Jimenez (133) and Chris Drouin (141) along with several veterans that have moved up to a starting position, including Thor Moen (197) and Jake Cranford (184). Several freshman that redshirted last year also figure prominently into the starting line-up, including Vicente Varela (149), Michael Swigart (157) and Kyle DeBerry (165). HELLO! MY NAME IS... The program welcomed 11 new members to the team this fall, including two immediate starters, one possible starter and several others with impressive credentials. Heavyweight Erik Nye (2x undefeated California junior college champion) and Eric Starks (174; 2x state placer in California) both look to have the edge in the starting line-up while Eric Starks (184; 2x Washington state champion) also could see action. Ben Ashmore, a four-time Texas state champion, could see action at 125 or 133 after transferring in from Oklahoma State while true freshmen Te Edwards (157) and Michael Hawkins (285) will add depth to a young, but talented roster. ANOTHER ADDITION The coaching staff also made an addition as Al Fuentes was brought on to replace Eric Larkin, who left to pursue other career aspirations. A two-time NAIA All-American at 142 pounds (1997 and 1998) for Findlay (Ohio), Fuentes also was a three-time Academic All-American and will play a vital role in helping the program both on and off the mats. Like head coach Thom Ortiz, Fuentes was a member of a national championship team as UF captured the 1995 NAIA Championship title. SUN DEVIL NATION Arizona (12) and California (nine) provide wrestlers for more than half of the Sun Devil roster this year with other western/southwestern states adding 11 more, including two each from Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Three eastern states are also accounted for on the Sun Devil roster, including two wrestlers from New York and one each from New Jersey and Virginia. THE YOUNG AND THE WRESTLERS Last season, the Sun Devils, at various points, had up to seven redshirt freshmen in their starting 10 with two or three seniors. This year, the team will continue to be young as UNDER ORTIZ VS. PAC-10 Arizona State holds a record against Pac-10 foes since Thom Ortiz took over the program eight years ago, including a home record and an road mark. The Sun Devils also hold identical records in their first Pac-10 home dual and first Pac-10 SUN DEVIL MEDIA RELATIONS Associate Director/Wrestling SID... Alex Ryan ... alex.ryan@asu.edu Phone (Direct)... (480) Phone (Cell)... (480) FAX... (480) Website... TheSunDevils.com INTERVIEWS/CREDENTIALS Media looking to cover ASU Wrestling (interviews, stories, etc.) should contact Alex Ryan (information at left) to request athletes and coaches. Credentials are required for home events and requests for credentials can be made via and/or phone (the earlier the better). SAVE ASU WRESTLING ASUWRESTLING.COM PAGE 3

4 PAC-10 RANKINGS & NOTES PAC-10 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOURNAMENT FINISH) 125 Pounds 1. Tanner Gardner (1)... Stanford 2. Anthony Robles (2)... Arizona State 3. Brandon Zoetewey (3)... CS Bakersfield 4. Marcos Orozco (4)... UC Davis 5. Micah Ferguson (5)... Cal Poly 6. Jake Gonzalez (7)... Oregon State 7. Allen Bartelli... Boise State 8. Joey Lucas (6)... Oregon 133 Pounds 1. Cory Fish (2)... Boise State 2. Ryan Dunn (4)... Oregon 3. Boris Novachkov (5)... Cal Poly 4. Tyler Dillashaw (1)... CS Fullerton 5. Thomas Kimbrell (6)... CS Bakersfield 6. Francisco Manriquez (7)... UC Davis 7. Porfirio Madrigal (8)... Stanford 8. Todd Schavrien (3)... Arizona State 141 Pounds 1. Chad Mendes (1)... Cal Poly 2. Chris Drouin (6)... Arizona State 3. Levi Jones (4)... Boise State 4. Nexi Delgado (7)... UC Davis 5. Teddy Astorga (2)... CS Fullerton 6. Cody Moulton (8)... Oregon 7. Elijah Nacita (3)... CS Bakersfield 8. Heinrich Barnes (5)... Oregon State 149 Pounds 1. Morgan Atkinson (1)... CS Fullerton 2. Adam Hall (2)... Boise State 3. Kyle Larson (3)... Oregon State 4. Lucas Espericueta (6)... Stanford 5. Eric Maldanado (5)... Cal Poly 6. Jeremy Doyle (4)... CS Bakersfield 7. Barrett Abel (7)... UC Davis 8. Orlando Jimenez... Arizona State 157 Pounds 1. Chase Pami (1)... Cal Poly 2. Tyler Sherfey (3)... Boise State 3. Josh Zupancic (2)... Stanford 4. Tim Patrick... Oregon State 5. Trevor Hall (8)... CS Bakersfield 6. Kyle Bounds (4)... Oregon 7. Devan Velasquez (5)... CS Fullerton 8. Steven Dailey (7)... Portland State 165 Pounds 1. Patrick Pitsch (1)... Arizona State 2. Kurt Swartz (2)... Boise State 3. Daniel Atondo (4)... CS Bakersfield 4. Kyle Barrett... Stanford 5. Keegan Davis (6)... Oregon State 6. Zack Frazier (5)... Oregon 7. Teddy Bristol (7)... CS Fullerton 8. Dustin Noack (8)... UC Davis 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE 2009 Pacific-10 Championships March 2-3, 2009 Fullerton, Calif. (Titan Gym) Pac-10.org 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships March 19-21, 2009 St. Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center) NCAA.com PAGE Pounds 1. Nate Lee (1)... Boise State 2. Tyler Bernacchi (3)... UC Davis 3. Luke Feist (2)... Stanford 4. Todd Noel (7)... CS Fullerton 5. Michael Williams (8)... Cal Poly 6. Dale Seley (5)... Portland State 7. Chris Platt (4)... Oregon State 8. Ronnie Lee (6)... Oregon 184 Pounds 1. Brent Chriswell (3)... Arizona State 2. Kirk Smith (1)... Boise State 3. Ian Murphy (2)... CS Fullerton 4. Zack Giesen (4)... Stanford 5. John Clark (8)... UC Davis 6. Ernie Varela (6)... Cal Poly 7. Ben Harris... Oregon State 8. Jason Points (7)... CS Bakersfield 197 Pounds 1. Kyle Bressle (3)... Oregon State 2. Jason Trulson (1)... Arizona State 3. Matt Casperson (4)... Boise State 4. Riley Orozco (5)... CS Bakersfield 5. John Drake (2)... CS Fullerton 6. Jake Johnson (6)... Stanford 7. Collin Brooks... Cal Poly 8. Rockland Schneider... Portland State 285 Pounds 1. Travis Gardner (2)... Oregon State 2. Mitch Monteiro (5)... CS Bakersfield 3. Nick Smith (1)... Boise State 4. Charlie Alexander (3)... Oregon 5. Quinton Pruett... Arizona State 6. Richard Alcala (6)... UC Davis 7. James Powers (7)... Cal Poly 8. Phil Doerner (8)... Stanford FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Boise State Stanford Oregon State Arizona State CS Fullerton Cal Poly CS Bakersfield UC Davis Oregon Portland State Championships were held at the University of Oregon on March 2-3, (#) indicates tournament seeding Rankings for the season will be compiled by CS Fullerton (2009 meet host) and published in December. 27 of the 36 athletes on the roster are freshmen or sophomores, including 12 redshirt freshmen and six true freshmen. Also, the team has two seniors (Kelsey Campbell and Preston Pruett) along with seven juniors. Of the probable 10 starters this week against UC Davis, the Sun Devils will send out four freshmen (one true freshman), three sophomores and three juniors. Three weight classes list another possible starter, and those include two sophomores and one true freshman. CAMPBELL ON THE ROSTER Kelsey Campbell, one of the two seniors on the squad this year, is set to defend the two U.S. Women's College Wrestling National Championships that she has won in 2007 (63kg) and 2008 (59kg). The No. 1 college wrestler in the nation at 59kg last year, Campbell competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials over the summer and has placed among the Top 4 in several national events throughout the past year. INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS During the month of September, two former Sun Devils competed on the international stage and returned with bronze medals. First up was the 2008 World Beach Championships in Durres, Albania, on September 21 with Jeff Funicello winning a bronze medal in the Under 85kg/ classification for the second year in a row. Funicello also competed in the World Grappling Championships one day earlier and earned a bronze medal at the same weight class. Then, on September 26 in Perm, Russia, John Hughes competed in the 2008 Veteran World Championships and captured the bronze medal in Division E (56 years +) freestyle at 69kg/152. A NEW BREED In the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), the Sun Devil wrestling program has produced some top talent both now and then. While former Sun Devils have held championship belts in the past, including UFC Heavyweight Champion Dan 'The Beast' Severn and Pride Welterweight and Middleweight (at the same time) Champion 'Dangerous' Dan Henderson, the current crop of talent is already turning heads. That trio (all of which were All-Americans in 2006) include up-and-coming UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez, TUF Season 7 runner-up (middleweight) C.B. 'The Doberman' Dollaway and current TUF Season 8 light heavyweight contestant Ryan 'Darth' Bader. IN THE COMMUNITY Over the past several seasons, the Sun Devil wrestling program has been active in the community and lending a hand where they can. Last year, the wrestlers visited with children and handed out dinner and dessert to those in attendance the day before Thanksgiving and also read to numerous children at the UMOM New Day Center in Phoenix one week later, just two name two events. This year, the Sun Devils participated in the Wilson Neighborhood Cleanup (helping the neighborhood remove debris around the elementary school in Phoenix) while also talking to children at Lomas Elementary School as part of Sparky's Tour (teaching children about the importance of education). WRESTLING WITH THE DEVILS

5 ROSTER & NOTES AHOY, CAPTAINS! The team will be led by a trio of captains this season, including junior Thor Moen (197) and sophomores Anthony Robles (125) and Chris Drouin (141). RICHES WRESTLING COMPLEX On Saturday, January 7, 2006, the Sun Devils dedicated their new training facility in a joint celebration with the gymnastic team. The Riches Wrestling Complex, the John Spini Women's Gymnastics Training Center and the Cavanagh/Dickey Olympic Sports Plaza were dedicated and showcased as fans and over 200 supporters toured two of the premier training centers in the nation while both teams showcased their teams by holding practices. The facilities are located off Sixth Street behind the Kajikawa Football Practice Fields and beyond the outfield wall at Farrington Softball Stadium. Since the opening, the facility has hosted numerous practices for the Sun Devils and Sunkist and was a two-week training home for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team before it headed to Beijing. One of the wrestlers that trained at the facility along side the Sun Devils was Henry Cejudo, who won Olympic Gold this summer. HOME OF THE SUN DEVILS Wells Fargo Arena serves as the home of Arizona State's home wrestling duals, as well as basketball (men and women), women's gymnastics and women's volleyball. Opened in the spring of 1974, the 14,198-seat arena has been the home venue of some of the Sun Devil greats with all 16 Pac-10 team titles and one of the two Western Athletic Conference crowns attained by ASU. Since its opening, 57 Sun Devils have captured 109 individual conference titles while 67 different athletes have earned a total of 98 All-America honors. The Sun Devils stand all-time inside Wells Fargo Arena ( all-time at home). With its 36-3 defeat of Utah Valley on Jan. 10, 2005, ASU recorded its 150th victory at WFA. NCAA HISTORY Since becoming a varsity program in 1962, Arizona State has competed in the NCAA Championships all 46 years and scored at least one point in 41 of those tournaments, including each of the last 34 in a row. During this time, the Sun Devils have had 60 different student-athletes secure a combined total of 102 All- America honors while helping the team place in the Top 10 on 18 occasions and in the Top 5 seven times, including a NCAA title in 1988 and runner-up finishes in both 1989 and NEXT TIME OUT The Sun Devils will play host to Pac-10 rival Portland State at 7 p.m. Friday night (November 14) inside Maryvale High School in Phoenix. Admission is free for the dual between the Sun Devils and Vikings and fans can pick-up their free Sun Devil Wrestling poster featuring Robles and Drouin. SUN DEVIL ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS Sun Devil WT HT YR Hometown (Last School) Angel Alegre Jr. El Paso, Texas (Ysleta HS) Ben Ashmore So.* Dallas, Texas (Oklahoma State U.) Tyler Bowles Jr.* Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS) Josh Calteux Fr.* Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) Kelsey Campbell Sr.* Milwaukie, Ore. (Pacific (Ore.) U.) Jeff Cappellini Fr.* Fountain Hills, Ariz. (Fountain Hills HS) Jason Carrillo 125/ Jr. Torrance, Calif. (Cerritos College) Steve Contino Fr.* Port Washington, N.Y. (Kellenberg Memorial HS) Jake Cranford Jr.* Clackamas, Ore. (Clackamas HS) Kyle DeBerry Fr.* Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS) Chris Drouin So.* Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) Te Edwards Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Cox HS) Imanibom Etukeren So.* Glendale, Ariz. (The Lawrenceville (NJ) School) Travis Forester 141 So. El Toro, Calif. (El Toro HS) Darrius Grahm 165 Fr. Glendale, Ariz. (Thunderbird HS) Michael Hawkins Fr. Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson HS) Alan Howard Fr.* Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos HS) Orlando Jimenez So.* Casa Grande, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe HS) Lucas Mariacher So.* Buffalo, N.Y. (Iroquois HS) Jake Meredith Fr. Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley HS) Thor Moen Jr.* Flagstaff, Ariz. (Coconino HS) George Montesdeoca Fr.* Castro Valley, Calif. (Castro Valley HS) Anthony Morales Fr.* Las Vegas, Nev. (Cimarron Memorial HS) Sal Musto 165/ Fr.* Middletown, N.J. (Christian Brothers Academy) Erik Nye Jr.* Red Bluff, Calif. (Sierra CC) Alex Pavlenko Sr.* Mesa, Ariz. (Marco de Niza HS) David Prado 125/ Fr.* Oakley, Calif. (Freedom HS) Preston Pruett So.* Pittsburgh, Pa. (Phoenix Desert Vista HS) Anthony Robles So.* Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) Tony Ruiz 149/ Jr. Anaheim, Calif. (Cerritos College) Eric Starks Fr. Battle Ground, Wash. (Battle Ground HS) Michael Swigart Fr.* Dolores, Colo. (Dolores HS) Jarred Trulson So.* Fountain Hills, Ariz. (Fountain Hills HS) Vicente Varela Fr.* Rio Rancho, N.M. (Rio Rancho HS) Emilio Veramontes Fr. Tucson, Ariz. (Amphi HS) Nick Williams Fr.* Reno, Nev. (Galena HS) * - has utilized redshirt season Coaching & Support Staff Head Coach: Thom Ortiz (8th year) Assistant Coaches: Al Fuentes (1st year), Brian Stith (2nd year), Zach Roberson (2nd year) Athletic Trainer: Joe Silvey, ATC (1st year) Sports Peformance: Josh Storms (1st year) Media Relations: Alex Ryan (7th year) Pronuncations Angel Alegre... uh-lay-gray Tyler Bowles... bowls Josh Calteux... cal-toe Kelsey Campbell... kell-see Jeff Cappellini... cap-el-ee-knee Jason Carrillo... cuh-ree-oh Steve Contino... con-teen-oh Chris Drouin... drew-in Te Edwards... tee Imanibom Etukeren... e-mon-e-bom etu-care-in Orlando Jimenez... him-en-ez Lucas Mariacher... marry-acher Thor Moen... mow-en George Montesdeoca... mon-tez-dee-oh-cuh Anthony Morales... more-al-ace Sal Musto... must-oh Erik Nye... sounds like eye Alex Pavlenko... pahv-lane-co David Prado... prah-do Preston Pruett... prue-it Anthony Robles... row-bless Tony Ruiz... rue-eez Michael Swigart... swig-urt Jerrad Trulson... trull-son Vicente Varela... viss-en-tay var-el-uh Emilio Veramontes... vair-uh-mon-taze Thom Ortiz... or-teez Al Fuentes... fwen-taze Zach Roberson... row-burr-son SAVE ASU WRESTLING ASUWRESTLING.COM PAGE 5